Take down a musical instrument
One of my favourite poems and one which I’ve quoted here again and again is by Jalaluddin Rumi: Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument. Let the beauty we Love be what we do. There are […]
#joy
Things that bring us happiness these days tend to revolve around Kai. His name in Japanese means “The World”, so he’s our world after all. We’re happy all of the time because we have Kai. Happiness tends to be an enveloping state of mind. But there are little moments that happen throughout that are just […]
When once the flag flew me
Once, during NS, me and two other guys were made the battalion’s flag raising party for one of many early morning parades. This task entailed picking up the flags from the Regimental Sergeant Major’s office, checking the cords to make sure nothing was frayed, and rehearsing our marching to the flag poles at the top […]
Weekly Tweets
There's a 1.5hr wait at SGH for admission registration and a further, unspecified wait for a bed. Healthcare system #fail # On the other hand, the toilets for the handicapped at SGH are very thoughtfully designed. I take back 1/2 a #fail for the healthcare system # The poor Makcik at SGH urges me to […]
Article: 44 things you may not know about Singapore
The nation turns 44 this week. That’s an inauspicious number to some, but there’s always a way to turn that around and make it a little more positive. My mother-in-law tells me you could say it’s 4 + 4 = 8, and that, to the superstitious optimist, says something to the effect of “die die […]